* Undertones of Parliamentary Election Schedule | Amal Mandal
* Landmark Intervention of The Supreme Court In The Places Of Worship Act, 1991 | Vijay Kumar
* Logistical comparison of the EVM & the ballot paper | Faraz Ahmad
* Oh, My God! | J.L. Jawahar
* Forest Governance in Protected Areas: A Review of Laws & Practice | C. R. Bijoy
* What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did the Islamist group evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war? | Sara Harmouch
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Table of Contents, Mainstream, Dec 7 to Dec 28, 2024
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Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Dec 7 - Dec 28, 2024
7 December32 years ago on December 6, 1992 thousands of Hindutva fanatics razed to the ground the Babri mosque — a 16th-century religious monument under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state. This dramatic, (...) -
Donald Trump & the US right he represents Versus Indian rightist forces | Arun Srivastava
7 DecemberIndian rightist forces are quite elated at Donald Trump wining the US presidential election. For them it is one step closer to the burial of the centrist and liberal forces. They are quite optimist that with Trump in president’s chair for the (...) -
A Day Off for Cricket in the Early Days of the Republic | Sreejith K
7 DecemberThe year India turned republic, by around this time when winter had set in, things had begun to look up. The riots which rocked the nation in the aftermath of the partition had subsided, the displaced and the refugees had, for the most part, (...) -
Undertones of Parliamentary Election Schedule | Amal Mandal
7 December, by Amal MandalAbstract
It is disconcerting that the role, particularly the election schedule, of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is courting controversies and insinuations. The allegation is that the ECI has been devising election schedule at the (...) -
The ongoing controversy regarding places of worship! | Suresh Khairnar
7 December, by Suresh KhairnarOn 24 October 1989, during the Ramshila Puja procession in Bhagalpur, riots started, which spread to almost the entire Bhagalpur Commissionerate. In which an attempt was made to destroy the houses of the people of the minority community in more (...) -
Logistical comparison of the EVM and the ballot paper | Faraz Ahmad
7 December, by Faraz AhmadElections were “looted” in the era of ballot papers also, no doubt but it was a cumbersome process, requiring substantial logistical support. For instance if a candidate fearing that voters in a particular area were casting their votes (...) -
A Bengali Nationalist’s Search for ‘Civic Consciousness’ | Arup Kumar Sen
7 December, by Arup Kumar SenBipin Chandra Pal is a well-known nationalist leader of India from Bengal. He along with Lala Lajpat Rai from Punjab and Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Bombay are popularly known as ‘Lal Bal Pal’ trio in the nationalist discourse. A selection of Bipin (...) -
‘Threat Culture’ or Epidemic of Intimidation in Bengal’s Society | Manas Mukul Bandyopdhyay
7 DecemberLet us start the article by explaining the word ‘threat’ at the very beginning. A threat is a statement or action that intends to inflict harm, damage, or injury to someone or something, either physically, emotionally or psychologically, and (...) -
Jeremy Seabrook, Chronicler of the Struggles of the Underprivileged and Lifelong Friend of the Oppressed, is No More | Bharat Dogra and Madhu Dogra
7 December, by Bharat Dogra, Madhu DograJeremy Seabrook, who dedicated his life to writings which speak for the underprivileged and oppressed people everywhere, is no more. He breathed his last in a care home in London last week. He was 86. His absence will be deeply felt by friends, (...)